Zongoiri
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Zongoiri Natinga is a community in the Bawku West District
of the Upper East Region
of Ghana
, to the northwest of a bend in the White Volta River.
The chiefdom of Zongoiri lies below the Gambaga Escarpment, bordered to the south by the White Volta River and to the west by the Red Volta River.
The Zongoiri Waterfall at Kianga on the White Volta is a local tourist attraction.
Zongoiri is home to sacred groves and to a water source that is believed to heal or prevent guinea worm infestation.
Zongoiri was the place of refuge of Wobogo
, last independent Mogho Naba
of Mossi and ruler of Ouagadougou
, who fled to Zongoiri in 1898 and died here in 1904.
Bawku West District
The Bawku West District is one of the eight districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana.The district was carved out of the old Bawku East District under the new local government system in 1988. The district capital of Bawku West is Zebilla. The district in bordered by Burkina Faso to the North,...
of the Upper East Region
Upper East Region
The Upper East Region is the smallest of 10 administrative regions in Ghana, occupying a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, it is the ninth most populated region with a population of 920,089 in 2000, accounting for...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, to the northwest of a bend in the White Volta River.
The chiefdom of Zongoiri lies below the Gambaga Escarpment, bordered to the south by the White Volta River and to the west by the Red Volta River.
The Zongoiri Waterfall at Kianga on the White Volta is a local tourist attraction.
Zongoiri is home to sacred groves and to a water source that is believed to heal or prevent guinea worm infestation.
Zongoiri was the place of refuge of Wobogo
Wobogo
Wobogo was the Mogho Naba of Ouagadougou from 1890 to 1897, at the time of the French colonial conquest of Upper Volta.Wobogu was originally called Boukary Koutou, but dropped those names on his accession and assumed the name "Wobogu", meaning elephant.-Years of independence:Ouagadougou was the...
, last independent Mogho Naba
Mogho Naba
Mogho Naba is a title for king of the Mossi, an ethnic group in Burkina Faso.-References:...
of Mossi and ruler of Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 . The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais...
, who fled to Zongoiri in 1898 and died here in 1904.